diff --git a/zdev/include/dasd.h b/zdev/include/dasd.h
index f20437b4..4bc75c05 100644
--- a/zdev/include/dasd.h
+++ b/zdev/include/dasd.h
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 #define DASD_H
 
 struct devtype;
+struct subtype;
 
 extern struct devtype dasd_devtype;
+extern struct subtype dasd_subtype_eckd;
+extern struct subtype dasd_subtype_fba;
 
 #endif /* DASD_H */
diff --git a/zdev/include/device.h b/zdev/include/device.h
index 7e014c9c..c35c3bd0 100644
--- a/zdev/include/device.h
+++ b/zdev/include/device.h
@@ -94,5 +94,7 @@ void device_list_add(struct device_list *, struct device *);
 struct device *device_list_find(struct device_list *, const char *,
 				struct device *);
 void device_list_print(struct device_list *, int);
+struct setting_list *device_get_setting_list(struct device *dev,
+					     config_t config);
 
 #endif /* DEVICE_H */
diff --git a/zdev/include/export.h b/zdev/include/export.h
index ab945a2f..cf556790 100644
--- a/zdev/include/export.h
+++ b/zdev/include/export.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct export_object {
 	} ptr;
 };
 
+struct export_object *object_new(export_t type, void *ptr);
 exit_code_t export_write_device(FILE *, struct device *, config_t, int *);
 exit_code_t export_write_devtype(FILE *, struct devtype *, config_t, int *);
 exit_code_t export_read(FILE *, const char *, struct util_list *);
diff --git a/zdev/include/misc.h b/zdev/include/misc.h
index ffdb2c11..9883571e 100644
--- a/zdev/include/misc.h
+++ b/zdev/include/misc.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ bool misc_read_dir(const char *, struct util_list *,
 		       bool (*)(const char *, void *), void *);
 bool file_is_devnode(const char *);
 exit_code_t remove_file(const char *);
+exit_code_t misc_read_fd(FILE *fd, void **buffer, size_t *size_ptr);
 char *misc_read_text_file(const char *, int, err_t);
 char *misc_read_cmd_output(const char *, int, err_t);
 char *config_read_cmd_output(const char *, int, err_t);
diff --git a/zdev/include/qeth.h b/zdev/include/qeth.h
index 15830442..4b9b5677 100644
--- a/zdev/include/qeth.h
+++ b/zdev/include/qeth.h
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 #define	QETH_NUM_DEVS		3
 
 struct devtype;
+struct subtype;
 struct namespace;
 
 extern struct devtype qeth_devtype;
+extern struct subtype qeth_subtype_qeth;
 extern struct namespace qeth_namespace;
 
 #endif /* QETH_H */
diff --git a/zdev/src/dasd.c b/zdev/src/dasd.c
index c8d561d3..a1ee0285 100644
--- a/zdev/src/dasd.c
+++ b/zdev/src/dasd.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static struct ccw_subtype_data dasd_eckd_data = {
 	.mod		= "dasd_eckd_mod",
 };
 
-static struct subtype dasd_subtype_eckd = {
+struct subtype dasd_subtype_eckd = {
 	.super		= &ccw_subtype,
 	.devtype	= &dasd_devtype,
 	.name		= "dasd-eckd",
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static struct ccw_subtype_data dasd_fba_data = {
 	.mod		= "dasd_fba_mod",
 };
 
-static struct subtype dasd_subtype_fba = {
+struct subtype dasd_subtype_fba = {
 	.super		= &ccw_subtype,
 	.devtype	= &dasd_devtype,
 	.name		= "dasd-fba",
diff --git a/zdev/src/device.c b/zdev/src/device.c
index 9fa636fc..ededc74e 100644
--- a/zdev/src/device.c
+++ b/zdev/src/device.c
@@ -570,3 +570,16 @@ exit_code_t device_check_settings(struct device *dev, config_t config,
 
 	return EXIT_OK;
 }
+
+struct setting_list *device_get_setting_list(struct device *dev,
+					     config_t config)
+{
+	struct setting_list *settings = NULL;
+
+	if (config == config_active)
+		settings = dev->active.settings;
+	else
+		settings = dev->persistent.settings;
+
+	return settings;
+}
diff --git a/zdev/src/export.c b/zdev/src/export.c
index a94f9726..a4c425fc 100644
--- a/zdev/src/export.c
+++ b/zdev/src/export.c
@@ -282,19 +282,6 @@ static bool parse_setting(const char *line, char **key_ptr, char **val_ptr)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static struct setting_list *dev_get_setting_list(struct device *dev,
-						 config_t config)
-{
-	struct setting_list *settings = NULL;
-
-	if (config == config_active)
-		settings = dev->active.settings;
-	else
-		settings = dev->persistent.settings;
-
-	return settings;
-}
-
 static struct setting_list *dt_get_setting_list(struct devtype *dt,
 						config_t config)
 {
@@ -426,7 +413,7 @@ static exit_code_t handle_setting(const char *filename, int lineno,
 	} else if (dev) {
 		/* We're inside a device section. */
 		attribs = dev->subtype->dev_attribs;
-		list = dev_get_setting_list(dev, config);
+		list = device_get_setting_list(dev, config);
 	} else
 		return EXIT_OK;
 
@@ -444,7 +431,7 @@ static exit_code_t handle_setting(const char *filename, int lineno,
 	return EXIT_OK;
 }
 
-static struct export_object *object_new(export_t type, void *ptr)
+struct export_object *object_new(export_t type, void *ptr)
 {
 	struct export_object *obj;
 
diff --git a/zdev/src/misc.c b/zdev/src/misc.c
index f01acaec..940e610b 100644
--- a/zdev/src/misc.c
+++ b/zdev/src/misc.c
@@ -98,26 +98,47 @@ static void dryrun_end_data(void)
 
 #define READ_CHUNK_SIZE		4096
 
-/* Read text from @fd and return resulting NULL-terminated text buffer.
- * If @chomp is non-zero, remove trailing newline character. Return %NULL
- * on error or when unprintable characters are read. */
-static char *read_fd(FILE *fd, int chomp)
+/* Read all data from @fd and return address of resulting buffer in
+ * @buffer_ptr. If @size_ptr is non-zero, use it to store the size of the
+ * resulting buffer. Return %EXIT_OK on success. */
+exit_code_t misc_read_fd(FILE *fd, void **buffer_ptr, size_t *size_ptr)
 {
 	char *buffer = NULL;
-	size_t done, i;
+	size_t done = 0;
 
-	done = 0;
 	while (!feof(fd)) {
-		buffer = realloc(buffer, done + READ_CHUNK_SIZE + 1);
+		buffer = realloc(buffer, done + READ_CHUNK_SIZE);
 		if (!buffer)
 			oom();
 		done += fread(&buffer[done], 1, READ_CHUNK_SIZE, fd);
 		if (ferror(fd)) {
 			free(buffer);
-			return NULL;
+			return EXIT_RUNTIME_ERROR;
 		}
 	}
 
+	buffer = realloc(buffer, done);
+	if (!buffer && done > 0)
+		oom();
+
+	*buffer_ptr = buffer;
+	if (size_ptr)
+		*size_ptr = done;
+
+	return EXIT_OK;
+}
+
+/* Read text from @fd and return resulting NULL-terminated text buffer.
+ * If @chomp is non-zero, remove trailing newline character. Return %NULL
+ * on error or when unprintable characters are read. */
+static char *read_fd(FILE *fd, int chomp)
+{
+	char *buffer;
+	size_t done, i;
+
+	if (misc_read_fd(fd, (void **) &buffer, &done))
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* Check if this is a text file at all (required to filter out
 	 * binary sysfs attributes). */
 	for (i = 0; i < done; i++) {
@@ -131,12 +152,13 @@ static char *read_fd(FILE *fd, int chomp)
 	if (chomp && done > 0 && buffer[done - 1] == '\n')
 		done--;
 
-	if (buffer) {
-		/* NULL-terminate. */
-		buffer[done++] = 0;
-	}
+	/* NULL-terminate. */
+	buffer = realloc(buffer, done + 1);
+	if (!buffer)
+		oom();
+	buffer[done] = 0;
 
-	return realloc(buffer, done);
+	return buffer;
 }
 
 static int count_newline(const char *str)
diff --git a/zdev/src/qeth.c b/zdev/src/qeth.c
index 3c436446..f0235c3a 100644
--- a/zdev/src/qeth.c
+++ b/zdev/src/qeth.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ static struct ccwgroup_subtype_data qeth_data = {
 	.num_devs	= QETH_NUM_DEVS,
 };
 
-static struct subtype qeth_subtype_qeth = {
+struct subtype qeth_subtype_qeth = {
 	.super		= &ccwgroup_subtype,
 	.devtype	= &qeth_devtype,
 	.name		= "qeth",